The Heinkel He162 was one of Nazi Germany’s last ditch attempts to win back the control of the skies with a…
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Wake Island Airfield holds great significance to the USAF because it serves as a trans-Pacific refueling depot for military missions in…
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The story of Cross Country, the only YB-29 Bomber Escorter ever built
by Dario LeoneWhile waiting for an effective long-range fighter escort to be developed, the USAAC directed in August 1941 that each new bomber…
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Italian F-84Gs Vs Yugoslav F-84Gs: how Italian and Yugoslav Thunderjets almost fought each other during Trieste crisis’s air war that never was
As Yugoslav jets were flying above Yugoslav Air Force’s base in Cerklje, the ground personnel panicked – they were not even…
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The story of the Focke-Wulf Triebflügeljäger, vertical take-off and landing tail-sitter interceptor with three rotating wings that never was
by Dario LeoneEach of the three wings was tipped with a combination ramjet and 300kg thrust solid fuel Walter starter-rocket. The Focke-Wulf Triebflügeljäger (power-wing…
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Shedding light on a mystery: why RAF Museum Do 17 was not shot down by a Defiant ‘bomber formation destroyer’
by Dario LeoneOne particular claim made by a Defiant crew of No. 264 Sqn has had some resonance in recent years – Do…
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The story of the Messerschmitt Me 262 three-seater night fighter that never was
by Dario LeoneThe Me 262-based three-seater was an attempt to meet the Luftwaffe advanced night fighter competition aimed to develop a plane for…
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The Dogfight that led to the birth of the “Thach Weave” maneuver, the defensive counter employed during WWII by all US Navy and USMC fighter pilots when dealing with the Zero´s superior maneuverability
by Dario LeoneOne of the pivotal events in the development of US Navy fighter tactics in World War II took place on Jun.…
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The story of the Lippisch P 13, the Nazi Mach 2.6 interceptor designed to ram Allied bombers that led to the development of the F-102 Delta Dagger and the F-106 Delta Dart
by Dario LeoneWork on the P 13 began in May 1944 and while it utilised the ramjet technology of the P 12 (which…
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Did you know that the speeder bike sound effects in Return of the Jedi were created using samples of P-38 engine noise? Some interesting facts that made the Lightning the coolest military aircraft of WWII
by Dario LeoneNot a lot of people realize just what a box of tricks the P-38 Lightning was, especially when it first came…
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